Attachment to a hair clipper



Sept. 3, 1935. v EE 2,013,279

ATTACHMENT TO A HAIR CLIPPER Filed Sept. 5, 1955 \NVENTOR Patented Sept. 3, 1935 1 uuirso STATES ATEN o Fie V 2,0 1s,279 U ATTACHMENT T AHAIR; CLIPPER Vladimir L. Maleev, Los Angeles, cam. Q lapplication'september 5, 1933,. Serial No.688,14'i I q ,7 Claims. l Thisinvention comprises a devicedesigned to be attached'to clippers for cutting hair, fiber, threads and similar materials covering a surface and has for its object to provide means for regu- '5 lating the length to which the hair, fiber, etc.

can be cut, particularly to have this length changed gradually during the cutting. This invention can be used in connection with any hair clipper of usual construction but is particularly adapted to be used in connection with electric or electro-magnetic clippers. Although designed asan attachment it also can be incorporated into and m'ade part of ahair clipper.

This invention will be described now with reference to the accompanying drawing which shows a practical embodiment of it and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of an attachment made according to this invention;

Figure 2 is a cross section of the upper part of the attachment;

, Figure 3 is a bottom view the attachment.

In the illustrated example, the attachment comprises a U-shaped frame 2 which fits over a standard clipper l a threaded rod 3 with knurled nuts 4 helps to secure frame 2 firmly to clipper I, Figs. 1 and 2. A U-shaped box 5 is, fastened to the back of frame 2 and holds a spiral spring 6; the end plate 1 of box 5 has a square opening which acts as a guide for a square rod 8; pin 9 acts as a lower spring seat and compresses spring 6 when rod 8 is pushed upward. The lower end of rod 8 is fastened to a universal joint l0, which in turn isfastened to a U-shaped plate H which forms the back of a comb; the comb has teeth l2 fastened to plate I I; S-shaped, very flexible springs, l3 are fastened to the same plate H. In order to facilitate the fastening of the springs l3 to the plate these springs can be made in pairs, U-shaped, Fig. 3, the rear, fiat U-part insuring the correct position of the free ends. The rigid teeth I 2 can be made also in pairs, U-shaped, Fig. 3, to help their fastening to the plate. The upper, free ends of springs l3 rest upon the stationary cutting plate of the hair clipper. The length of teeth I 2, angle of incline of rod 8 .and length and shape of springs l3 are so selected that when plate II is pressed against the surface from which the hairs are cut and rod 8 is pushed upward the free ends of teeth I 2 and. springs l3 move backward in reference to the edge of said cutting plate of the clipper until they assume position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, leaving the forward edge of of the lower part of saidcutting plate free and thus allowing to eu't the hair to the same length to which the hair clipper can out without this attachment. -De'-' cr'easingthe pressure applied by the operator-to the plate I I will result in moving of this plate away from the hair clipper and in increasing the length to which the hair is being cut.

The universal joint permits tilting of the clipping plate in reference to the comb plate both sideways and forwards which helps to obtain a gradual change of the length of the hair to be cut.

Springs l3 have a double function: First they act as additional flexible comb teeth,-help to keep the hair up and thus to bring it to the hair clipper plates and to insure proper length of cutting; second they keep the comb parallel to the clipper cutting plate and bring it back to this position when it is tilted by the operator.

While I have herein shown one form of carrying my invention into effect, yet I do not want to limit myself to these details of construction but claim the right to use any and all modifications thereof which will serve to carry into effect the objects to be attained by this invention in so far as such changes may fall within the scope and spirit of my invention, particularly if the device is fastened to the hair clipper in a different way or if the starting position of the comb is its position nearest to the cutting plate and a mechanism is used to move the comb away from the clipper, or if the universal joint connecting the comb and push rod is changed to a simple hinge or to a solid connection, or if the whole device is made part of a hair clipper.

What I claim is:

1. A frame with means to attach it to a hair clipper, a guide fastened to said frame, a rod slidably and non-rotatably mounted in said guide, a comb hingedly fastened to said rod, by a doublehinge connection which allows tilting of the comb upward and sideways. V

2. A frame with means to attach it to hair clipper, a guide fastened to said frame, a rod slidably and non-rotatably mounted in said guide, a plate hingedly fastened to said rod, teeth fastened to said plate so as to form a comb, S- shaped springs with one end fastened to said plate, said springs bent so that their free ends rest upon the stationary cutting plate of the clipper.

3..A frame with means to attach it to a hair clipper, a guide fastened to said frame, a rod slidably and non-rotatably mounted in said guide, a comb hingedly fastened to said rod by means comb fastened to said rod by means of a universal joint, which allows tilting of said comb sideways and upward, a spring which pushes said comb away from the hair c'lipp'ensaid comb" having aback plate fastened to said universal joint, and two sets of teeth fastened to said back plate; one set of rigid teeth, the other set of flexible teeth; said flexible teeth bent S-shaped,

their free ends resting upon the stationary cut- I ting plate; of }the clipper; said teeth being made ;;.,;5.-,A,frame with clipper, ga guide'fastenedto said, frame,,-awrod impairs, Ugshaped, to facilitate-their proper fastening tosaid back-plate. means r-to attach it. to a hair slidably and nonrotatably mounted in said guide, a comb hingedly fastened to said rod, said comb,

having two sets of teeth, rigid teeth and flexible teeth, said rigid teeth being made in pairs, U-,

shaped, said flexible teeth extending into contact with the stationary cuttingplate.

6. A frame with means to attach it to a hair clipper, a guide fastened to said frame, a rod 7 slidably and non-rotatably mounted in said guide, a comb hingedly fastenedto said rod, said comb having two sets of teeth, vrigid teeth and flexible teeth, said flexible teeth being made in pairs,

U-shaped, and extending into contact with the stationary cutting plate.

7. 'A frame with means to attach it to a hair clipper, a guideifastened to said frame, a rod slidably and non-rotatably mounted in said guide,

-a comb hingedly fastened to said rod, said comb having two sets of teeth, rigid and flexible, said teeth being made in pairs, U-shaped, to facili-' tate theirgfastening, to said comb, the flexible teeth extendinginto contact with the stationary cutting plate. v v r V I VLADIMIR. L. MALEEV. 

